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CITV-TV is a television station
Television station

A television station is a type of broadcast station that Broadcastings both sound and video to television receiver s in a particular area. Traditionally, TV stations made their broadcasts by sending specially-encoded radio signals over the air, called terrestrial television....
 in Edmonton
Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies....
, Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. Known on air as "Global Edmonton", the station is owned by Canwest, and is an owned-and-operated station
Owned-and-operated station

In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the television network with which it is associated....
 (O&O) of the Global Television Network
Global Television Network

Global Television Network is a Canadian English language privately owned television network. It is owned by Canwest Media Inc., a division of Canwest which is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba....
. It transmits on channel 13 and cable 8 in Edmonton, and is carried on the Bell TV (channel 240) and Star Choice
Star Choice

Star Choice is a direct broadcast satellite television distributor in Canada which is majority-owned by cable TV operator Shaw Communications Inc....
 (channel 339) DBS
Direct broadcast satellite

Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception, also referred to more broadly as direct-to-home signals....
 services.

CITV is carried by the Cancom
Canadian Satellite Communications

Shaw Satellite Services is a Canada company responsible for providing and managing the distribution of television channels to cable companies via satellite....
 system from 1981 as an independent signal for Canadian cable television systems too distant to receive a variety of television signals over-the-air.

CITV's programming is similar to CICT-TV
CICT-TV

CICT-TV is a Canadian television station, licensed to and serving Calgary, Alberta. It is owned by Canwest, and is an owned-and-operated station of the Global Television Network....
, the Global O&O in Calgary
Calgary

Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and High Plains, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies....
.






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CITV-TV is a television station
Television station

A television station is a type of broadcast station that Broadcastings both sound and video to television receiver s in a particular area. Traditionally, TV stations made their broadcasts by sending specially-encoded radio signals over the air, called terrestrial television....
 in Edmonton
Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies....
, Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. Known on air as "Global Edmonton", the station is owned by Canwest, and is an owned-and-operated station
Owned-and-operated station

In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the television network with which it is associated....
 (O&O) of the Global Television Network
Global Television Network

Global Television Network is a Canadian English language privately owned television network. It is owned by Canwest Media Inc., a division of Canwest which is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba....
. It transmits on channel 13 and cable 8 in Edmonton, and is carried on the Bell TV (channel 240) and Star Choice
Star Choice

Star Choice is a direct broadcast satellite television distributor in Canada which is majority-owned by cable TV operator Shaw Communications Inc....
 (channel 339) DBS
Direct broadcast satellite

Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception, also referred to more broadly as direct-to-home signals....
 services.

CITV is carried by the Cancom
Canadian Satellite Communications

Shaw Satellite Services is a Canada company responsible for providing and managing the distribution of television channels to cable companies via satellite....
 system from 1981 as an independent signal for Canadian cable television systems too distant to receive a variety of television signals over-the-air.

CITV's programming is similar to CICT-TV
CICT-TV

CICT-TV is a Canadian television station, licensed to and serving Calgary, Alberta. It is owned by Canwest, and is an owned-and-operated station of the Global Television Network....
, the Global O&O in Calgary
Calgary

Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and High Plains, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies....
. CITV's master control is also based out of CICT, along with all the rest of Canwest's television stations. The station carries the full Global network schedule along with 39 hours a week of local news programming.

Transmission

The station broadcasts over the following over-the-air transmitters:
  • Edmonton (CITV-TV, channel 13/cable 8, with ERP
    Effective radiated power

    In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of Radio frequency energy using the non-International System of Units unit Decibel, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains....
     of 325kW; primary transmitter)
    • Red Deer
      Red Deer, Alberta

      Red Deer is a city in central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, and is Alberta's third most populous city?after Calgary and Edmonton....
       (CITV-TV-1, channel 10, with ERP of 325kW)
    • Whitehorse, Yukon
      Whitehorse, Yukon

      Whitehorse is the Capital of the Yukon, Canada. Whitehorse accounts for more than 75% of the territory's population and is the largest city in the three Canadian territories....
       (CH4491, channel 7, with ERP of 20 watt
      WATT

      WATT is a radio station broadcasting a News radio-Talk radio-Sports radio format. Licensed to Cadillac, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1945....
      s)


CITV is considered as a "superstation
Superstation

Superstation in United States television can have several meanings. In its most precise meaning, a superstation is defined by the Federal Communications Commission as "A television broadcast station, other than a network station, licensed by the FCC that is secondarily transmitted by a satellite carrier."...
" of sorts. Years before digital cable
Cable

A cable is a large fiber or metal rope, used for hauling, lifting, or towing, or an assembly of two or more insulated electrical conductors, laid up together as an assembly....
 and satellite
Satellite

In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an Physical body which has been placed into orbit by human endeavor. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
 services began offering "time-shifting" packages of multiple network affiliates, CITV was offered in such locations as Squamish, British Columbia
Squamish, British Columbia

Squamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canada province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the British Columbia Highway 99....
; Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks along the Saskatchewan River....
; and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's is the Provinces of Canada capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the Newfoundland ....
. It still is offered in some areas of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Digital television and high definition

On March 3 2009, CITV-TV obtained a construction permit
Construction permit

A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding onto pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations....
 for digital UHF channel 47; CITV-DT has not yet begun broadcasting in digital.

After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion
Digital television in Canada

Digital terrestrial television in Canada, like the United States, Mexico and South Korea, is based on the US ATSC standard.The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission initially decided not to enforce a single date for ending analog broadcasts, opting to let market forces decide when the switchover will occur....
, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on August 31, 2011 , CITV-TV will return to channel 13. Digital television receivers will continue to display CITV-TV's virtual channel
Virtual channel

In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel in North America, is a channel designation which differs from the actual radio channel or frequency on which the Signalling travels....
 as 13.1

History

The station was launched on September 1, 1974. CITV was originally owned by Allarcom, owned by Dr. Charles Allard, and launched as Independent Television (ITV), a brand used until 2000 when it became part of the Global Television Network. In 1991, Allarcom was purchased by Western International Communications
Western International Communications

The redundancy -named WIC Western International Communications Ltd. was a Canada media company, which was acquired by CanWest Global Communications in 2000....
' WIC Television division, which in turn was purchased by Canwest in 1999. It joined the Global Television Network on September 4, 2000, along with fellow Alberta stations CICT
CICT-TV

CICT-TV is a Canadian television station, licensed to and serving Calgary, Alberta. It is owned by Canwest, and is an owned-and-operated station of the Global Television Network....
 and CISA
CISA-TV

CISA-TV is a Canadian television station serving Lethbridge, Alberta. It is owned by Canwest, and is affiliated to their Global Television Network....
, but had been carrying Global's programming since 1988.

News operation

The station produces 7 hours of news every weekday, and 5 hours on the weekends (a 2-hour Saturday morning show, an hour of news at 6 pm, and 30 minute newscasts at 11 pm on both Saturday and Sunday). Global Edmonton is the most-watched television station for news in Edmonton, with its morning, early evening newscasts beating all other programs competing in the same timeslots.

The station is also the first in Edmonton to have a helicopter. The helicopter, called Global 1, is shared with CHED (AM)
CHED (AM)

CHED is a talk radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, broadcasting at 630 on the AM broadcasting dial and is owned by Corus Entertainment....
 for their traffic reports during the Morning News (5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) and the Early News (5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.). The helicopter is also used frequently for breaking news coverage.

Current personalities


  • News Hour, weeknights 6:00-7:00 PM
    • Gord Steinke
    • Lynda Steele
    • John Sexsmith, sports
    • Nicola Crosbie, meteorologist
    • Su-Ling Goh
      Su-Ling Goh

      Su-Ling Goh is a Canadian TV personality. She was host of the now cancelled entertainment show Inside Entertainment and of Technical Knockout ....
      , Health Matters
    • Erin Harrison, Trouble Shooter (investigative reporter/consumer advocate)


  • Morning News, weekdays 5:30-9:00 a.m.
    • Andrea Engel
    • Shaye Ganam
    • Lorraine Mansbridge, on location
    • Mike Sobel, weather
    • Daintre Christensen, traffic
    • Kris Burkholder, Global 1 chopper Traffic


  • Noon News Hour, weekdays Noon-1:00 p.m.
    • Shaye Ganam
    • Nicola Crosbie, meteorologist


  • Early News, weekdays 5:00-5:30 p.m.
    • Lynda Steele
    • Nicola Crosbie, meteorologist
    • John Sexsmith, sports
    • Chris Hayden, Global 1 Traffic


  • News Hour Final, weeknights 11:00 p.m.-12:03 a.m.
    • Jennifer Crosby, anchor
    • Catherine Hillerud, Night Watch reporter
    • Kevin O'Connell, weather specialist
    • Kevin Karius, sports


  • Saturday Morning News, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
    • Shane Jones
    • Kevin O'Connell, weather specialist


  • News Hour & News Final (weekends 6:00-7:00 p.m. & 11:00-11:30 p.m.)
    • Erin Harrison
    • Dean Millard, sports
    • Duane English, weather specialist


Reporters

  • Fletcher Kent
  • Shane Jones
  • Su-Ling Goh
    Su-Ling Goh

    Su-Ling Goh is a Canadian TV personality. She was host of the now cancelled entertainment show Inside Entertainment and of Technical Knockout ....
    , Health Matters
  • Erin Harrison, Trouble Shooter
  • Kendra Slugoski
  • Vinesh Pratap
  • Catherine Hillerud
  • Dean Millard
  • Slav Kornik
  • Ryan Ellis
  • Linda Nguyen

Past personalities

  • Doug Main
    Doug Main

    Doug Main is a Canada broadcaster, communications consultant, political commentator and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He served and Cabinet Minister....
    , anchor (1975-1988)
  • Bill Matheson
    Bill Matheson

    Bill Matheson was a Canadian weathercaster born in Lethbridge, Alberta, who was a television Weather forecasting with CITV-TV in Edmonton....
    , weather (1976-1999) (deceased)
  • Lesley MacDonald, anchor
  • Claire Martin
    Claire Martin (meteorologist)

    Claire Martin Bachelor of Science is a national television Weather forecasting with CBC Television in Canada. She is a niece of Barbara Edwards , who in 1974 became the BBC's first female weather presenter in the United Kingdom....
    , weather (now with the CBC)
  • Darren Dutchyshen
    Darren Dutchyshen

    Darren Dutchyshen is a Canada sportscaster, who currently cohosts the evening edition of SportsCentre on The Sports Network. Darren graduated from the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatoon, and went on to stints at CFSK-TV and CITV-TV before his current assignment....
    , sports (now with TSN)
  • J'lyn Nye, anchor (now co-hosting "The JOE Show" at 92.5 JoeFM
    CKNG-FM

    CKNG, broadcasting at 92.5 FM radio, is a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. The station plays an adult hits format branded as Joe FM. Since Corus's CJDV-FM in Kitchener, Ontario flipped to mainstream rock, CKNG-FM is the only adult hits station owned by Corus....
    )
  • Reid Fiest, reporter (now reporting at Global Calgary)
  • Susan Tymofichuk, reporter (now at CTV Winnipeg
    CKY-TV

    CKY-TV is a television station based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and owned by CTVglobemedia. It is part of the CTV Television Network.The station airs the main CTV schedule at the same time as Toronto's CFTO-TV, with some variations....
    )
  • Tara Nelson
    Tara Nelson

    Tara Nelson is a Canada television journalist and news anchor.On February 26, 2005, Nelson, previously a reporter for Global Television Network, became the weekend anchor of Global National....
    , reporter (now Global National
    Global National

    Global National is the national newscast of Global Television Network in Canada.The program's weekday anchor is Kevin Newman , whose name was added to the program's title from the start of its second season....
     Europe Bureau Chief)
  • Jacqueline Clarke, anchor
  • Carolyn Jarvis
    Carolyn Jarvis

    Carolyn Jarvis is currently a Vancouver-based correspondent for 16x9 - The Bigger Picture and a substitute television anchor for Global Vancouver....
    , reporter (now reporting at Global Vancouver)


Station presentation


Past slogans

  • "You and ITV" (until 1993 or 1994)
  • "It's Ours" (until 2000)
  • "Global's Got It" (until 2006)


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